Jailed former solicitor showed ‘little empathy’ for vulnerable
Kimberley Bridge, 44, of Burnley, was sentenced to three years and four months in jail.
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Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal says trio ‘should have known better’.
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Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal says firm hit by late payment of legal aid fees.
View ArticleSDT: John Philip Dunne
The SDT ordered that as from 22 September 2015 except in accordance with Law Society permission: no solicitor should employ or remunerate, in connection with his practice as a solicitor, the respondent.
View ArticleSDT: Adrian Andrew Parker
The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.
View ArticleSolicitor jailed for five years for fraud
Stephen John Ellis sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court after pleading guilty to nine counts of fraud.
View ArticlePartner struck off for ‘web of deception’ about case progress
‘Misplaced desire to protect’ led Adrian Harling to mislead client for more than a year.
View ArticleTribunal’s ‘serious doubts’ about prosecution of 79-year-old solicitor
Retired sole practitioner describes experience of appearing before the tribunal as ‘extremely distressing’.
View ArticleSolicitor struck off after overlooking claim
Lisa Dawn Noonan repeatedly lied to client’s husband about compensation claim’s progress.
View Article‘Old-school’ solicitor struck off for using client fund
Cambridgeshire practitioner claimed to have failed to keep up with changes to client accounts rules.
View ArticleHigh Court overturns SDT anonymity order
Solicitors Regulation Authority calls for tribunal’s policy to be reviewed.
View ArticleSDT: Christopher James Anderson and Robert Alan Ainsworth
The SDT ordered that the first respondent should be suspended from practice as a solicitor for three years to commence on 7 October 2015. The SDT ordered that the second respondent should pay a fine of...
View ArticleSDT: Nowell Meller Solicitors Limited, Stephen Paul Kirwan, Jane Alison...
The SDT made no order against the first respondent, ordered that the second respondent should pay a fine of £5,000; that the third respondent should pay a fine of £2,000; and that the fourth and fifth...
View ArticleSDT: Simon Michael Armitage
The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.
View ArticleSDT: Yunus Agboola Alatise
The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.
View ArticleSDT: Adrian Clive Harling
The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.
View ArticleSDT: Kenneth Andrew Brough, Amin Rashid Chaudhary and Nicholas Peter William...
The SDT ordered that the first and the second respondent should each pay a fine of £5,000, and that the third respondent should pay a fine of £4,000.
View ArticleSDT: Marie-Garrard Newton
The SDT ordered that the respondent should be struck off the roll.
View Article‘Without conscience’ solicitor struck off for defrauding friends
Bankrupt non-practising solicitor persuaded a friend to lend him £25,540 to resolve ‘cashflow problems’ at his firm.
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